Spokane

发音

US /spoʊˈkæn/

词形变化

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别名

Spokan

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho.

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name
  1. 1.

    The language of the Spokane tribe, a member of the Salish (or Salishan) language family.

  2. 2.

    A large city, the county seat of Spokane County, Washington.

  3. 3.

    Any of various other places in the United States.

相关短语

Spokane County Spokane Valley

词源

A number of etymologies of the name have been proposed, most frequently Sun children, children of the Sun, or muddy people. According to Barry Pritzker (2011), these interpretations are most probably popular etymologies derived from an actual self-designation of Spoqe'ind, meaning round head.

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